Hi there, crikey memories are flooding back. Will be on again soonhello mum good to see you on here
Hi there, crikey memories are flooding back. Will be on again soonhello mum good to see you on here
My Great Aunt Nellie and My Grandma lived in Elmdon,in one of the houses just past the Cock on the opposite side.The row of houses were compulsory purchased by Birmingham council in the mid 60's and demolished for the runway extension,which wasn't completed for another 45 years ! I wonder if your Mom has any pictures of those houses ?
Hi, sorry I don't have any pics of the houses but remember.ber them well, do you remember the last house next to Ann's Pantry? This was where the green grocer lived. He and his wife used to go around Elmdon and I think Bickenhill in a dark blue 3 wheeled lorry and I remember them on a Sunday morning stopping on Coventry Rd and selling veg out of the back. I was only very little and Coventry Rd was still single carriageway ..I remember going to a party at Ann's Pantry in the tea rooms behind the garage. We used to stop at the village shop and post office on our way from school and often spend our penny halfpenny bus fare on sweets then walk home . Happy daysMy Great Aunt Nellie and My Grandma lived in Elmdon,in one of the houses just past the Cock on the opposite side.The row of houses were compulsory purchased by Birmingham council in the mid 60's and demolished for the runway extension,which wasn't completed for another 45 years ! I wonder if your Mom has any pictures of those houses ?
Hi, I believe the Cock in was demolished in early 1950s, I remember as a very small child my grandad lifting me onto the stone mounting steps outside. We lived in Elmdon Lane, the bit opposite Damson Lane and as kids my cousins and I used to scramble the fence into the overgrown gardens of the Cock inn after it had been knocked down and rubble removed. We even found a gravestone to a dog in there. I have a drinking glass with the Cock in cockerel on which the last landlord gave to my grandad I guess when it closed as a pub . The Cock inn was demolished to make way for the new road which made Coventry Rd a dual carriagewayA lot of this is familiar, my mom lived opposite Tri-Star 1975-1994 in Greenhill Bungalow off Old Damson Lane. I Remember the Clock Inn & Ann's Pantry and a newsagents but not The Cock Inn, when did that get knocked down? Coming home from Brum by 'bus mom would have to get across the A45 dual carriage way! I see on GoogleMap there is now a pedestrian crossing.
Here's a pic of the Cock Inn https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/cock-in-coventry-road-elmdon.20019/Hi, I believe the Cock in was demolished in early 1950s, I remember as a very small child my grandad lifting me onto the stone mounting steps outside. We lived in Elmdon Lane, the bit opposite Damson Lane and as kids my cousins and I used to scramble the fence into the overgrown gardens of the Cock inn after it had been knocked down and rubble removed. We even found a gravestone to a dog in there. I have a drinking glass with the Cock in cockerel on which the last landlord gave to my grandad I guess when it closed as a pub . The Cock inn was demolished to make way for the new road which made Coventry Rd a dual carriageway
In 1971 I lived in Greenway Street in a back to back house & there was another entrance from the Police Station that lead into Greenway Street (few doors up from Coventry Road). I remember well as some tried to chat me up when I went down the street with my 3 kids.Does anyone know of or remember the above station. It was situated on the Coventry rd just past the airport heading out towards Coventry. It's now a hotel i believe it's called The Trident.
Thanks Robert.
This is a map showing the location of the police station referred to in the original post on this thread. The photo shows what I believe to be the police station itself in the early 60's. It is located in the lower right hand quadrant of the photo close to the edge of the photo.
The third image is of Small Heath police station on the "Cov" by Greenway street as described by Pat in her recent post.
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Sorry its been so long i have more info on william mayfield pc 73 was his no. In 1871 3 hick st aston was the address. He was a policeman for 30 yrs. Died aged 55 please could you help me with any more infoMy Father used to run a tobacconists at 389a in the 1930's, i believe that would be the property at the right hand corner
of your picture.